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- Welcome to the Website of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) at AUB.

Mission

The primary mission of the IRB is to protect the rights, welfare and privacy of all individuals participating in biomedical, social, and behavioral research activities, including field or off-site research, as conducted by AUB faculty, staff and students.

The IRB conducts reviews of proposed research studies employing an assessment process that determines that the methodology used is consistent with sound research design and that the risk to participants/subjects is minimized. The IRB also provides interpretive assistance and support to the research community.

As outlined in the terms of AUB’s Institutional Federal Wide Assurance, the IRB is guided by the ethical standards described in the Belmont Report, as well as institutional, local, and federal regulations governing human subject research as applicable.